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![Woman trapped in car after collision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman trapped in car after collision
A woman is trapped in a car that was hit by a truck near Auckland International Airport this morning.
![5000 drink-drivers fined almost $1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
5000 drink-drivers fined almost $1m
Lower breath-alcohol limit hits offenders in the pocket - and there has been a decrease in higher-level incidents
![Editorial: Road safety drives a good start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Road safety drives a good start
No serious road accident involving a visitor to this country represents good publicity for the tourism industry.
![Air NZ gets behind driver safety message](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air NZ gets behind driver safety message
Passengers flying on Air NZ will soon get road safety tips before touching down on New Zealand soil.
![Police discover grim sticker on fatal car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police discover grim sticker on fatal car
Police officers first on the scene at a fatal Hawke's Bay car crash were shocked to find a grim bumper sticker on the wrecked car.
![Road closures in two main traffic routes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Road closures in two main traffic routes
Major traffic delays are expected in the central North Island after the closure of two main traffic routes.
![Police seize keys off tourist driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police seize keys off tourist driver
"We had multiple calls of a rental car driving on the incorrect side of the road and straddling the centre of the road," Acting senior sergeant James Ure said.
![Three injured in south Auckland crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three injured in south Auckland crash
Three people were injured after a crash in south Auckland early this morning.
![State Highway 1 en route to completion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
State Highway 1 en route to completion
Work to repair a slip on State Highway 1 south of Kawakawa is approaching completion after a year of work.
![Beer load strewn across road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beer load strewn across road
Hundreds of bottles of beer were left broken and strewn across State Highway 25 south of Auckland after a truck and car collided, injuring three people, early today.
!['Baby whisperer' slammed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Baby whisperer' slammed
An Australian parenting group has accused a ‘baby whisperer’ of risking babies’ lives by recommending unsafe car seat practices.
![Two injured after early morning crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two injured after early morning crash
Two people have been seriously injured in an accident early this morning after the car they were travelling in rolled down a bank in the Awatere Valley.
![Group pushes for safer driveways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Group pushes for safer driveways
Adding speed bumps and mirrors to long driveways are among measures a child safety group has included in submissions to the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan.
![Driving ban on smartwatches urged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driving ban on smartwatches urged
Road safety campaigners are calling for a ban on the use of wearable technology, including smartwatches, by drivers.
![Early morning crash in Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Early morning crash in Christchurch
Two people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash in Christchurch this morning.
![Police issue black ice warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police issue black ice warning
Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.
![Caution urged on wet roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Caution urged on wet roads
Motorists have been urged to avoid travelling along rural highways in Manawatu and Whanganui unless it is essential, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc.
![Signage blamed for tourist's fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Signage blamed for tourist's fatal crash
The Coroner has found the death of a tourist driver may have been caused by a combination of unclear signage and unfamiliarity with New Zealand road markings.
![Paul Thomas: Collins' death shows us how vulnerable we all are](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Thomas: Collins' death shows us how vulnerable we all are
We think of death on the roads as something that happens to other people. But when that other person is someone we feel we know, it rams home the reality, writes Paul Thomas.
![Tourist appeals jail sentence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tourist appeals jail sentence
The tourist driver who caused the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Marris is appealing his jail sentence.
![Nothing will bring Ruby back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nothing will bring Ruby back
''Today Mr Cao has received his sentence, but it doesn't matter what it is, as nothing will bring our Ruby back,'' a statement from the couple said.
![Police to target drivers in winter sting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police to target drivers in winter sting
Dangerous and distracted drivers will be the focus of a police sting over the next few months in a bid to reduce the number of crashes over winter.
![Teen driver hospitalised after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen driver hospitalised after crash
A teenage driver has been transferred to hospital following a crash in Dairy Flat, north of Auckland.
![Woman dead after Te Puke crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman dead after Te Puke crash
A woman died after trying to do a U-turn when a logging truck struck her vehicle outside of Te Puke this morning, police say.
!['Gypsy Day' warning for holiday traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Gypsy Day' warning for holiday traffic
Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.
![Car surfer: 'Nobody else at risk'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car surfer: 'Nobody else at risk'
A wannabe stuntman who surfed atop a taxi as it went over the Harbour Bridge has argued his case should be thrown out because he did not endanger anyone other than himself.
![Sharp rise in road deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sharp rise in road deaths
New Zealand has recorded the sharpest increase in annual road deaths of a group of 28 countries in an international study.
!['Operation Twistlock' targets heavy vehicles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Operation Twistlock' targets heavy vehicles
Road safety operations will be carried out through the end of May and into June as part of “Operation Twistlock,” a trans-Tasman road safety initiative focusing on heavy vehicles.